Why do so many electric cars have a flat surface at the front where the grill is for normal cars?

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I know they don’t have a grill due to not having a radiator and it being more aerodynamic, but replacing it with a flat sheet of plastic or metal doesn’t seem like the best way to go about it. If aerodynamics were the main goal wouldn’t the air that hits the nose make it less efficient? It makes sense to me to shrink down the front bumper as much as possible or create vents that give the air a more efficient path. Is it purely an aesthetic thing?

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Aerodynamics is more complicated than that. I don’t know what would be most aerodynamic for EVs, but it’s fair to say that the most obvious answer is not the correct one.

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